20 Best Musicals that left us speechless by the end

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Moulin Rouge! (2001) | Image Source: 20th Century Fox — Moulin Rouge! (2001) | Image Source: 20th Century Studios

14. Cabaret (1972)

Cabaret (1972) | Image Source: 20th Century Studios

The pre-World War II Berlin of the Weimar Republic is all allure, decadence, and lurking dread in Cabaret. Sally Bowles is a troubled free spirit and is played heart-wrenchingly well by Liza Minnelli. The last song in Cabaret is "Cabaret." It assumes a new meaning here, dark, as Nazism threatens to dominate the hedonistic world that the characters had created. The haunting conclusion forces one into introspection about the fragility of personal freedom and the dangers of an alluring guise of escapism.

Edited by Sugnik Mondal

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20 Best Musicals that left us speechless by the end

14. Cabaret (1972)

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